Labor force

Hawthorne's
labor forceparticipation rate was consistently lower than Minneapolis' between 1980 and 2000. After the neighborhood's percentage increased in 1990, it declined to its 1980 level 10 years later. This contrasts with the city as a whole, which increased steadily in 1990 and 2000.

Hawthorne had a significantly higher
unemployment rate than Minneapolis' from 1980 to 2000. It was almost 4 percent higher than the city figure in 1980 and more than three times greater in 2000.